anadromous

Term: anadromous

Literally meaning: “throughout road”

Origin: Anc Greek

 ανά/ana(=preposition that denotes “upon”, “throughout”, “alteration”)

+δρόμος/dromos(= road, street) >δέδρομα/dedroma(=past perfect of verb “τρέχω”(=run).

Definition

Αnadromous is the migrating from salt water to up river in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo.